A Record Day for the S&P

The S&P 500 Index  hit an all-time intraday high on Wednesday, rising above 3,000 for the first time, before closing at 2,993, its second-highest close. More remarkably, of the S&P’s 500 components, a whopping 54 stocks hit intraday highs as well.

Among the more notable names setting new highs:

• PayPal, which is up 42 percent year-to-date
• Lockheed Martin, up 41 percent
• Microsoft, up 36 percent
• Starbucks, up 37 percent
• American Express, up 33 percent
• Costco, up 33 percent
• Oracle, up 33 percent
• Waste Management, up 32 percent
• Walt Disney, up 31 percent
• Dollar General, up 30 percent